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• Le Village in the 15th: Not a Destination but a Good Place for Coffee and Desser...

  

  5.0 Le Village, 11 Rue du Laos in the 15th, 07.86.87.30.95/01.75.50.44.89, closed weekends (Metro: La Motte-Picquet-Grenelle) is bright and shiny as a nickel an... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of May 27th, 2013

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard gave 3/5 dots to Monsieur Bleu, 20 ave de New York in the 16th, 01.47.20.90.47, open 7/7 and serving (for... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Chez Graff in the 7th: A Very Nice Place for the Ministerial Staffs.

  

  5.4 Chez Graff, 62, rue de Bellechasse in the 7th (Metro: Solferino), 01.45.51.33.42, closed weekends, is a place associated with the ex-patronne of the nearby... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Sunday Brunch at Chez Casimir (not the Pointe De Grouin) in the 10th: an...

  

  5.6 Chez Casimir, 6 rue de Belzunce in the 10th, 01.48.78.28.80, closed Saturday and Sunday nights (Metro: Gare du Nord) is a place I've been meaning to return... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Le Petit Pan in the 15th: Not as Big as the Grand Pan but It Holds It Own for...

  

  5.6 Le Petit Pan, 18, rue Rosenwald in the 15th, 0142.50.04.04 (Bus = #95), closed Sundays, was featured in Le Fooding as a "Néobistrot, Tapas et pinchos,... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Es in the 7th: Another Japanese Chef Putting out Nice, Perfect, Indeed Too...

  

  5.8 Es, 91, rue de Grenelle in the 7th, 01.45.51.25.74, closed Sundays and Mondays (Metro: Solferino) is one of these places whose fascade and interior decor an... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Manger in the 11th: "This Was the Best Meal of Our ......" "An 8.8/10".

  

  8.3 Manger, 24, rue Keller in the 11th (Metro: Ledru-Rollin), 01.43.38.69.15, closed Sundays and Mondays has some of the most interesting cooking since Ze... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Restaurant Boucherie Hugo Desnoyer in the 16th: Best Meal of 2013 but That's Wha...

  

  The Restaurant Boucherie Hugo Desnoyer, 28, rue du Docteur-Blanche in the 16th, 01.46.47.83.00 (Bus = PC1) is open weekdays non-stop between 9 AM and 6 PM and... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Leo Dupont in the 6th: Is It Fair to Penalize a Place for One Awful Dish and...

  

  5.3 Leo Dupont, 16 Rue de la Grande Chaumiere in the 6th, 01.43.29.43.31, closed Sundays and Mondays (Metro: Vavin) opned about a month ago and got reasonablly... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Chameleon in the 10th: Quotes "The Best Magret Ever" "I've Never Had Frites in...

  

  6.1 Chameleon in the 10th (not to be confused with Jean-Paul Arabian's Cameleon in the 6th), 70 Rue Rene-Boulanger, 01.42.08.99.41, lunch Monday-Friday, dinner... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of May 21st, 2013

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Philippe Toinard gave 4/5 dots to the previously mentioned Table of Bruno Verjus in the 12th; and Jerome Berger gave 3/5 to the... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Lebeauserge in the 17th: There's No Way One Can Chase Down Every Opening But....

  

  5.7 Lebeauserge aka Le Beau Serge, 14, rue des Moines in the 17th, 01.58.59.12.15, Metro: Brochant, open for lunch Saturdays and Sundays and dinner... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Les Climats in the 7th: A Splendid Table, Creatively Presented, Awaiting a Star?

  

  6.8 Les Climats, 41, rue de Lille in the 7th, 01.58.62.10.08, is open 7/7, (Metro: Rue du Bac) and to my amazement, chef Phan Chi Tam, a VietNamese-Frenchman wh... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• SF 5: Zero Zero

  Zero Zero is a place I passed on the bus and liked the look of.  Local friends supported my hunch and Colette and I ate there just before going out to... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Reviews of Reviews: The Week of May 14th, 2013

  Monday-Tuesday in A Nous Paris, Jerome Berger gave 4/5 dots to the Rose Bakery Tearoom, in Le Bon Marche Rive Gauche, 24 rue de Sevres in the 7th, no... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• SF 4: Perbacco & the Zuni Cafe

  

  Perbacco is a restaurant Colette and I had "tested" and it has a private space on the 2nd floor somewhat suitable for private parties, which in this case meant ... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• SF 3: Boulevard & Delphina's

  

  Boulevard is a place we last came to some years ago and quite liked it so when we were told this is where my professional association's past-presidents... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• SF 2: Sanraku at the Metreon & The Slanted Door

  

  Sanraku at the New Metreon Mall was a place I loved in November and elected to bring Colette and a French pal back to.  It's neat as a pin and looks out o... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• San Francisco 1: Lers Ros Thai & Commonwealth

  

  Lers Ros Thai on Hayes Street (across from my old fave the Hayes St Grill) is a place open just a year recommended by an eating companion in Paris and was he... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL

• Best Price-quality Places These Days. Part II: Not on a Budget

  Talbott Prix/quality ratio = 9.097.0 Le 6 Paul Bert6 Rue Paul Bert in the 11th, (Metro:  Faidherbe-Chaligny)T: 01.43.79.14.32Closed Saturday night, Sunday... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, TRAVEL